First Flight out of Gregory Simmons Memorial Airport

UP, UP and What a Way to Go!. This exclusive footage was shot at the Gregory Simmons Memorial Airport, on October 21, 2014. Wilks Brothers, Chicago Bound, Global Express XRS, departed at approximately 4:00 pm, on Tuesday afternoon. Additional runway is being prepared to accommodate those planes that will need more length of runway to land. A historic moment.

Video taken by Kathy Spencer, Cisco Press Correspondent, Eastland County Today.